Dame all but demanding vet roster

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  1. AmirIcon

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    If he didn't have that contract, you wouldn't have a chance at getting him for spare parts. If you don't intend on trading the #3 pick, you can afford it.
     
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    Dame will go along with keeping #3, if no block buster is available for the pick & Simons, or whomever.
    He mentioned several times over the last year just because a player like him moves on to another team doesn't mean he will have it as good as he does here and contention is the cherry on top, if t happens.
    The man owns the city and loves the area. Sometimes it comes down to where a person wants to live with the family.
    Even if we end up keeping the pick, and moving some pieces for veteran help in positions of need and Shae pops it could be a fun next 3 years or so.
     
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    Lillard’s out of his mind if he thinks this team is a Siakam away from being decent.
     
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    oh heat fans think it's a done deal. They will get two firsts for Herro (yeah right) then give portland those and whatever else they have and duncan robinson. no bam.
     
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    Damian ain't no ring chaser. The critics all don't know nothing. They need to zip it while Lillard does his thing and helps the Blazers draft top rookies.

    A true Blazer pioneer, Lillard is playing/coaching/GM'ing all for a measly supermax contract. By the time Lillard retires, Portland will be fantastically LOADED with young stars, and Lillard can shift gears towards the Blazers front office.

    we love you Dame
     
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    If Scoot drops, it feels like the trade is going to be Simons/3 for Bridges/Claxton.

    We then flip Nurk/filler for... whatever. I could still see us trading Nurk and pieces to Golden State for Draymond.

    Dame
    Bridges/Sharpe
    Grant
    Draymond
    Claxton
     
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    Id rather trade Dame to Miami than to trade the #3 for a 30 y/o Siakam
     
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    I really don't think it will be Siakam.

    I think Dame wants his buddy Bridges. We are going out and getting his buds. I don't think Siakam is one of his buds. Obviously I think Dame would be happy playing with him, but I think Bridges is at the top of the list.
     
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    I actually think we'd be decent... we were decent last year before we shut everyone down.

    But I don't think we'll be good. And going from average to above-average while giving up our highest pick in over 15 years in a draft that has a clear top three guys is absolute lunacy.
     
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    Good and decent is like being in the friend zone.
     
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    idk, Lillard and Billups for Bam and Spoelstra sounds pretty good!
     
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    This is gonna be hard to swallow if we don’t even make it to a chip and #3 becomes a superstar.
     
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    But since CJ is not a betting man (apparently), then the opposite must be true.

    :cheers:
     
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    God I wish people would stop saying the 'D' word.
     
    BBert, Jun 13, 2023
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    Can't stand Dray!
     
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    I don't want him, but Dame loves the "D".
     
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    Draymond would be annoying as hell, but i can’t deny that he would transform our entire defensive identity.
     
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    And a scrap it down rebuild is like getting on tinder and swiping right on ever hottie out of your league thinking ones gonna wanna bang you.
     
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